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Google provides a shortcut for learning about delays and weather conditions at airports in the United States. Just enter the airport's three-letter code followed by the word "airport" into Google's search box. (If you don't If you don't know the airport code, look it up on Google. If your city has more than one major airport, include the airport name as well as the city in your query.}
Let's get travel conditions at Newark Liberty International Airport. Enter the airport code followed by a space and the word "airport."
[ ewr airport ]
Then click on the "View conditions at" link to see the FAA report on current conditions. You can see how up-to-date the information is by looking at the date and time at the bottom of the report.
Note: This feature may not work if you search from any of Google's non-US sites, e.g., google.de, google.com.co, google.ca nor from a foreign-language site, e.g., Swahili or Latvian.
These problems give you practice in finding travel conditions. For hints and answers to selected problems, see the Solutions page in the Appendix.
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